Imperial landing craft

• Appeared in:
  
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  V
  VI
  CW

• Size:
  20 meters long

• Affiliation:
  Empire

• Type:
  Troop transport shuttle

• Manufacturer:
  Sienar Fleet Systems/Cygnus Spaceworks

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From the Movies

For transport of stormtrooper detachments, the Empire employed a landing vessel based on the tri-foil design of the Lambda-class shuttle. Like its more elegant cousin, the Imperial lander had three wings -- a central wing along its dorsal spine, and two side-mounted wings that folded up when landing.

From the Expanded Universe

Sienar Fleet Systems and Cygnus Spaceworks borrowed heavily from their elegant Imperial shuttle design in the development of the Sentinel-class landing craft. The Sentinel, though, is a much more powerful vessel built for combat insertions. Its enlarged cargo hold can carry six squads (a total of 54 soldiers) as well as a dozen repeating blasters and six speeder bikes. The ship boasts four deflector shield generators, four retractable laser cannons, two concussion missile launchers, an ion cannon, a bank of rotating repeating blasters, and optional combat armor plating. It requires a command crew of five, which includes the pilot, the copilot/sensor officer, and three gunners.

Behind the Scenes

The Imperial lander was developed for the Special Edition release of A New Hope as an entirely computer-generated starship. It first appeared, however, in products tied to Shadows of the Empire.